Q&A for How to Make Water Candles

Buy candle scents from your local craft store or purchase essential oils and add a few drops to your candle.

The oil 'feeds' the wick as it's a flammable liquid; that's also why you should be careful with these!

How long the candle burns depends on how much oil you used and how thick the oil layer is. In general, 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) of oil will burn for about 2 hours.

It is possible that the wick got wet. You may also have used a wick from a trick birthday candle. Trick birthday candles are the kind that don't extinguish when you try to blow them out. They tend to sputter and spark a little.

It won’t work as well because they have a special coating that helps them stay lit with the oil .

Yes, though coconut oil may burn faster, as it has a higher saturated fat content.

Yes, most vegetable oil is canola or sunflower oil. Most oils will work for this.

Yes, you can, as long as the oil doesn't mix with the lemon juice. Mix the lemon juice with the water.

Oil has very low density and that is why it keeps floating. So, when we put wick on, it it absorbs it and keeps it burning.